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App is a 89 7.4L Bravo 1
Both the limit and sender are trash (do not need the gauge, and how the boat handles is my guide lol) and the wire leads are broken in several places.
My problem is that even though I jumped out the blue lead by the pump last year so it would allow the up and trailer switch to work it has now stopped working, and I can not seem to "rig" it to work again so I am seeking some ideas.
I thought I found my problem when I found that the blue (actually blue with white stripe correct?) wire was broken in the plug at the pump, but after jumping out the plug and running it directly to the solenoid where the blue wire mounts from the plug it is still not working.
Damn I thought I had it pegged when I finally found that wire was no longer connected to the spade connector within the plug, but like everything else marine there just don't seem to be any easy breaks lol.
I have read through a few different manuals I found online and from everything I can see it should be working with the way it is currently hooked up.
Am I missing something? Well obviously yes, but what do you think it could be?
I have not had anyone around to help with testing voltage with the two switches on so I do not have that info yet, but since I have a bunch of other work to do over the next few days that also will require an extra set of hands (finally gave into the idea of bypassing the infamous bravo raw water transom hose and install a thru hull, replacing a couple bilge/sump pumps etc) I should be able to test just about anything.
Oh and though I know they do go bad the solenoid is about a year or two old, but I do have two old ones that should be in working order that I replaced when the limit switch was giving me trouble.
Guess I am just a bit perplexed at the moment since I thought I had bypassed the problem area of the switch mounted on the gimbal and it should just work etc lol
The down works just fine, and the up does work when jumped out with a screwdriver etc.
Thanks in advance!
App is a 89 7.4L Bravo 1
Both the limit and sender are trash (do not need the gauge, and how the boat handles is my guide lol) and the wire leads are broken in several places.
My problem is that even though I jumped out the blue lead by the pump last year so it would allow the up and trailer switch to work it has now stopped working, and I can not seem to "rig" it to work again so I am seeking some ideas.
I thought I found my problem when I found that the blue (actually blue with white stripe correct?) wire was broken in the plug at the pump, but after jumping out the plug and running it directly to the solenoid where the blue wire mounts from the plug it is still not working.
Damn I thought I had it pegged when I finally found that wire was no longer connected to the spade connector within the plug, but like everything else marine there just don't seem to be any easy breaks lol.
I have read through a few different manuals I found online and from everything I can see it should be working with the way it is currently hooked up.
Am I missing something? Well obviously yes, but what do you think it could be?
I have not had anyone around to help with testing voltage with the two switches on so I do not have that info yet, but since I have a bunch of other work to do over the next few days that also will require an extra set of hands (finally gave into the idea of bypassing the infamous bravo raw water transom hose and install a thru hull, replacing a couple bilge/sump pumps etc) I should be able to test just about anything.
Oh and though I know they do go bad the solenoid is about a year or two old, but I do have two old ones that should be in working order that I replaced when the limit switch was giving me trouble.
Guess I am just a bit perplexed at the moment since I thought I had bypassed the problem area of the switch mounted on the gimbal and it should just work etc lol
The down works just fine, and the up does work when jumped out with a screwdriver etc.
Thanks in advance!
